Wilderness & Wellness

Combine the beauty of Cape Town with the majesty of South Africa’s bushland. This South Africa tour has the unique distinction of including three nights at a wellness resort in the wilderness.

This 7-day vacation on South Africa’s magnificent Cape lets you experience beautiful Cape Town, then takes you to a wellness retreat deep in the wilderness.

At the foot of Table Mountain, Cape Town enjoys some of Africa’s most beautiful natural surroundings. Rich with ethnic and cultural diversity, the Mother City also offers a wealth of activities to make the most of your visit. Admire the palatial homes of Clifton Beach and Camps Bay, then take in the views as head for the Cape of Good Hope, visiting the penguins of Boulders Beach en route. In the afternoon, go on to Stellenbosch, one of South Africa’s renowned wine-making regions. The following day, relax with a spa at The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa. Let the ‘Apostles Touch’ sooth your muscles after a day’s sightseeing, leaving you refreshed for the next part of your adventure.

Transfer to Bushmanskloof Wilderness Reserve. Here, you’ll enjoy a combination of South Africa’s wild beauty, and a variety of therapies to improve your own well being. Bushmanskloof holds rock art sites up to 10,000 years old, and has been home to Bushman tribes for up to 120,000 years. You’ll have plenty of options available to you including nature drives, guided rock art excursions, botanical walks, canoeing, fly fishing, hiking, archery, bird-watching, and more. Plus, you’ll be able to return each day for a soothing massage or spa treatment, ensuring you’re ready for the next day’s adventures.

Itinerary

Day1

Arrive Cape Town

On arrival into Cape Town you will be met by Goway's local representative who will be ready to assist and guide you through the airport to your waiting private vehicle that will be transporting you to your beautiful seaside accommodation, Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa. Spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Cape Town is historically, culturally and visually, the most diverse, breathtakingly scenic and vibrant city you'll have had the pleasure of visiting. Known fondly as the Mother City, Cape Town has everything for the curious traveler who enjoys the good life in all its colours and guises. From exquisite wine farms in magnificent green settings, to a long and captivating history and architecture, there'll be little doubt in your mind why it's voted one of the world's finest cities to visit.

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa

Perched on the very edge of the Atlantic Ocean, with the magnificent Table Mountain and Twelve Apostles Mountain Range as a backdrop, this luxurious hotel harmoniously blends with the natural beauty of its surroundings and serves as the perfect setting for gently restoring harmony to ...

Perched on the very edge of the Atlantic Ocean, with the magnificent Table Mountain and Twelve Apostles Mountain Range as a backdrop, this luxurious hotel harmoniously blends with the natural beauty of its surroundings and serves as the perfect setting for gently restoring harmony to body, mind and soul. The hotel is just 15 minutes from the V&A Waterfront.

The hotel offers an exceptional array of facilities - a garden and rock pool, mountain picnic trails, two restaurants, live entertainment in the Leopard Room Bar & Lounge, and a 16-seater cinema. The hotel offers complimentary scheduled transfers to Camps Bay and the V&A Waterfront between 8:00AM and 8:00PM.

Experience the exquisite play of light on the mountains and sea from the peaceful comfort of 70 rooms and suites, each individually designer-decorated with understated elegance. The hotel is a natural choice for discerning travelers.

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Full Day Cape Point & Stellenbosch Combo Tour

This morning after a sumptuous breakfast, journey along the Millionaires Paradise, ogling the glamorous homes and beautiful people of Clifton Beach and Camps Bay. Then wind your way towards the charming coastal town and working harbour of Hout Bay. Hug the cliffs as we snake along the legendary Chapman's Peak Drive, with its breath-taking views, towards the Cape of Good Hope Section of the Table Mountain National Park and its rugged, intriguing landscape. Finally, move on to the historical naval port of Simon's Town. Boulders Beach penguin colony is a fascinating excursion. After spending sometime in Simons Town we head straight through to Stellenbosch where you will have the opportunity to explore the fine art galleries, the architecture, the history, and the curious and quaint shops of historical, glorious Stellenbosch. A leisurely drive will acquaint you with the beauty of this world-renowned region, before inducting you into the wine-making process in a fascinating cellar tour. And when the wines made, it needs to be tasted, so we'll twist your arm to test and taste.

Meal Plan

Breakfast

Day3

Cape Town

Today is yours to spend at leisure. We have pre booked you a "The Apostles Touch" spa treatment, designed to attain deep relaxation, harnessing the power of body, mind and soul. Here at The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa will you experience the true feelings of nature's sound and touch, using stones of Table Mountain, handpicked Fynbos and ocean shells, you are taken on a journey of profound relaxation. As your treatment commences, breathing techniques are used to ease you into the treatment, with an invigorating body Ayurvedic salt scrub, with specifically formulated essential oil and Fynbos while flowing massage techniques with heated shells and stones targeting specific problem areas healing and comforting the body from all tension. The scalp massage will soothe all senses so you can float away smoothly, in a deep relaxing sleep while the foot ritual using heated stones ends The Apostles Touch treatment.

Meal Plan

Breakfast

Day4

Cape Town to Bushmanskloof Wilderness Reserve

This morning after a lengthy breakfast you will be collected from your hotel in Camps Bay and transferred by private vehicle to Bushmanskloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat located just outside Clanwilliam which is just 2 and half hours away from Cape Town. Upon your arrival check in before heading off on an afternoon activity, thereafter returning to the lodge for dinner.

Bushman's Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat

Nestled in the foothills of the Cederberg Mountains lies an ecological oasis within a roughly hewn and magical land which offers a distinctive wilderness experience among open plains and ancient sandstone formations. Bushmans Kloof is a multi-award-winning lodge, and member of Red Carnation Hotel Collection. ...

Nestled in the foothills of the Cederberg Mountains lies an ecological oasis within a roughly hewn and magical land which offers a distinctive wilderness experience among open plains and ancient sandstone formations. Bushmans Kloof is a multi-award-winning lodge, and member of Red Carnation Hotel Collection. It consists of 16 luxurious guest rooms and suites, as well as Koro Lodge, a private, fully-catered villa close to the main lodge.

Facilities

Bar(s)

Gym/Fitness Centre

Internet Access - High Speed

Library

Parking

Pool (s)

Restaurant(s)

Spa

Steam Room

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Bushmanskloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat

Wellbeing is a state of mind, body and spirit, at Bushmanskloof you are invited to indulge in the renewal of all three. Whether you would like to explore your adventurous nature, unwind your body or soothe your soul, the lodge offers an activity to match your requirement. To experience the best of this magical wilderness reserve and wellness retreat, you are invited to combine a variety of activities with relaxation. An extensive selection of quality activities and wellness services await you. Bushmanskloof is the custodian of over 130 unique rock art sites, some as old as 10,000 years. The sites on the reserve may be viewed by guests, archaeologists and researchers. Bushman tribes have lived in these antediluvian mountains for 120,000 years. They are mankind's oldest nation. Here, in their ancestral home, the Bushman stained the rocks with oxide pigments, depicting a cultural and spiritual legacy that we still preserve and protect.

Today we have pre booked you a Bushmanskloof Signature Massage ending off with a treatment in the Crystal Steam Room. The signature treatment combines various traditional body-touch techniques: Swedish massage, reflexology and deep tissue manipulation to transform your body into a state of total renewal and relaxation. A traditional healing experience to relax and restore the body. The crystal steam room featuring a central block of pure rock quartz crystal, renowned as a 'master healer' and deep soul cleanser - as it absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy and draws off negative energy of all kinds, harmonising the chakras, amplifying energy, balance and revitalising physical, mental, emotional and spiritual planes. It helps cleanse and enhance the organs, connecting the physical dimension with the mind, aids concentration and unlocks memory. Heat is a therapeutic agent and has long been used for healing in many cultures. Steam eases stress, relieves muscle tension and stiff joints, increases metabolism, boosts the immune system, improves detoxification of the lymphatic system and stimulates blood circulation.

Meal Plan

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day6

Bushmanskloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat

Enjoy a day at leisure in the beautiful setting of the retreat. A variety of enriching and exhilarating lodge activities are available including nature drives, guided rock art excursions, botanical walks, canoeing, archery, fly fishing, hiking, swimming, special interest presentations (birding, stargazing, entomology, and rock art) or merely relaxing.

Meal Plan

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day7

Depart Cape Town

This morning after your last game activity and a deliciously delightful breakfast you will be collected and transferred back to Cape Town International Airport for your onward journey home.

Meal Plan

Breakfast

Other Information

DEPARTURES:

Daily

PRICE INCLUDES:

Meet and greet on arrival at Cape Town International Airport

Private transfers

3 nights' accommodation at the Twelve Apostles in a luxury room including breakfast daily

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Prices are "from" per person based on twin/double share accommodation and for travel in low season. Seasonal surcharges and blackout dates may apply. Limited seat/spaces and all pricing is subject to change and availability. Rates for single or triple travellers are available on request - please inquire